INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND DOMESTIC 
ANIMALS 
CATTLE 
.HORN FLY ( Haamotobia irritans L.) 
New York E. P. Felt (May 24). "The horn fly is particularly 
numerous for this time of the year at Bainbridge in 
Chenango County." 
Nebraska M. H. Swank (June 15), "In western Nebraska there seems 
to be prssent an -unusual abundance of the horn fly during 
the present season." 
OX GARBLE ( Hypoderraa linaata DeVill.) 
New York E. P, Felt. "Mr. L. W„ Jon3s reports from Bainbridge 
in Chenango County that ox warble larvae are very abundant 
in backs of cattle." 
Illinois C. C. Compton. "Ninety per cant of the young stock 
in Stephanson County are infested from 5 to 30 warbles 
each, averaging from 7 to 8 warbles per animal." 
POULTRY 
Massachusetts 
New York 
m . ROSE- CHAFER ( Macrodactvlus subspinosus Fab.) 
H. T. Fernald (ffiune 22 ). "A complaint of rose-chafer 
killing 10-week^old chicks near Springfield has been 
raceived, Theee chicks were apparantly normal at night 
and were found dead the next morning. Examination of the 
crop showed from 3 to 20 rose-chafers. One chick was 
fed 16 chafers and died in three hours." 
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E. P. Fait (June 23). "Mr. R« E # Horsey reports that the 
rose beatle in the vicinity of Rochestar is vary numerous 
on peach trees. A number of chicks di3d as a rasult of 
feeding upon these beetles." 
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